Hi team,
Some of you long-time members may vaguely remember me - was pretty active back in 2010/2011 as a young teen. Throughout my teenage years I worked really hard to better my social skills, and nowadays my AS is pretty much undetectable to most, which I'm pretty proud of; not that AS isn't a gift, but from my experience having good social skills does make life a bit easier.
Recently I've been dealing with a lot of the emotional effects of AS - I have an amazing group of friends, an active dating life, yet I'm struggling to find happiness. This possibly stems from deep down feeling disconnecting, or maybe my tendency to overthink every little detail of everything. Bottom line, my therapist recommended reconnecting with some fellow aspies just to reconnect with this pretty big part of who I am, a part I've been suppressing for too long. So here I am.
I'm a 19 year old student in Wellington, New Zealand. Moved out of home to study at 18, and am now far away from my family, high school friends, and the city I grew up in. While I am thriving up here - amazing new friends, great part-time job at a pâtisserie, and incredible flatmates, I do experience crippling loneliness, and sometimes find myself in a pretty dark place, just overwhelmed by my thoughts.
Just wanted to say 'hi again' to some long time WP users, and introduce myself to the many new users I haven't had the pleasure of chatting to yet. I hope reconnecting with this forum perks me up a bit, and I hope I can contribute to the many fascinating conversations on here.
Cheers.
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"We accept the love we think we deserve."
13 May 2016, 12:53 am
